Steve Wisniewski

No. 76

Position:

Guard

Personal information

Date of birth:

April 7, 1967 (age 49)

Place of birth:

Rutland, Vermont

Height:

6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)

Weight:

305 lb (138 kg)

Career information

High school:

Houston (TX) Westfield

College:

Penn State

NFL Draft:

1989 / Round: 2 / Pick: 29

Career history

As player:

Los Angeles / Oakland Raiders (1989–2001)

As coach:

Oakland Raiders (2011) (Offensive line)

Career highlights and awards

8× Pro Bowl (1991–1996, 1998, 2000)
2× First-team All-Pro (1991, 1992)
6× Second-team All-Pro (1990, 1993–1996, 2000)
2× All-American (1986, 1987)
NFL 1990s All-Decade Team

Career NFL statistics

Games played:	206
Games started:	206
Player stats at NFL.com

Games played:	206
Games started:	206
Player stats at NFL.com

Steve Wisniewski (born April 7, 1967) nicknamed "The Wiz" is a former offensive guard who played 13 seasons with the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders and later served as the team's assistant offensive line coach. He was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the second round of the 1989 NFL Draft. His rights were traded to the Raiders that same draft. He played college football at Penn State.

Wisniewski was standout guard at Penn State University. He was twice named All-America (1987 and 1988). He was a key contributor on the Nittany Lions 1986 national championship team. He capped his senior season by playing in the Hula Bowl and the Japan Bowl.

He earned a Bachelor of Science in marketing in 1989.

Wisniewski was selected in the second round (#29 overall) of the 1989 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys. He was then immediately traded to the Los Angeles Raiders along with a sixth round pick (#140-Jeff Francis), in exchange for a second round choice (#39-Daryl Johnston), a third round choice (#68-Rhondy Weston) and a fifth round choice (#119-Willis Crockett).

He would play all of his 13 seasons in the league with the Raiders. "Wiz" became the standout Guard of the 1990s and made the Pro Bowl 8 times in his career tying him at the time of his retirement with Art Shell, Howie Long, and Tim Brown (Who would later surpass him) for most by a Raider. He was also named to the NFL 1990s All-Decade Team and was a first team All-Pro twice. Missed only 2 regular season starts in 13-year career due to injury.

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